Gansevoort man charged with DWI after testing more than twice the limit

MALTA -- Police say when they stopped a Gansevoort man who was suspected of drunken driving Wednesday afternoon, they found an open container of vodka and orange juice in his car.

Roger A. Froude, 50, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated. He was pulled over at about 4 p.m. Wednesday after police observed him driving erratically through a traffic circle at the intersection of Route 9 and Dunning Street in Malta.

A breath test showed his blood-alcohol content was .19 percent, more than twice the legal limit.